Democracy Now! Audio
820 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5.1K ratingsDemocracy Now! is an independent daily TV & radio news program, hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. We provide daily global news headlines, in-depth interviews and investigative reports without any advertisements or government funding. Our programming shines a spotlight on corporate and government abuses of power and lifts up the stories of ordinary people working to make change in extraordinary times. Democracy Now! is live weekdays at 8am ET and available 24/7 through our website and podcasts.
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Democracy Now! 2020-05-04 Monday
May 04, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAs meat plant workers get sick and die from COVID-19, workers protest conditions, and LULAC calls for Meatless May Mondays; McConnell seeks to protect corporations from liability; Dr. Richard Levitan says patients unknowingly suffer oxygen deprivation.
Democracy Now! 2020-05-01 Friday
May 01, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteWorkers call for a general strike on May Day; Joe Biden denies Tara Reade's sexual assault allegations. We speak with her neighbor from the 1990s who says Reade told her the story decades ago; Protesters demand more COVID-19 relief & tests in Puerto Rico.
Democracy Now! 2020-04-30 Thursday
April 30, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteFrench economist Thomas Piketty on how the economic crisis triggered by the pandemic may be a catalyst to address global inequality; longtime WHO adviser Lawrence Gostin on Trump's order barring states from closing meatpacking plants with virus outbreaks.
Democracy Now! 2020-04-29 Wednesday
April 29, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 BytePresident Trump lashes out at the U.S. Postal Service. His attacks could threaten voting by mail; We look at the impact of the coronavirus on schools, universities, students, parents and teachers, and who is at the table to shape what happens next.
Democracy Now! 2020-04-28 Tuesday
April 28, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteIn a Democracy Now! exclusive, singer-songwriter Fiona Apple discusses her acclaimed new album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters; and Native American activist Eryn Wise of Seeding Sovereignty talks about land acknowledgment and COVID-19 in Indigenous communities.
Democracy Now! 2020-04-27 Monday
April 27, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 BytePlanned Parenthood's president says many states used the pandemic to restrict abortion access; Director Eliza Hittman on her new film about abortion, "Never Rarely Sometimes Always"; Science journalist Tanya Lewis on drugs being tested to treat COVID-19.
Democracy Now! 2020-04-24 Friday
April 24, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteWe look at how a new half trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill affects essential workers, including domestic workers in New York City; Georgia reopens nonessential businesses today; a look at the humanitarian crisis in Gaza amid the pandemic.
Democracy Now! 2020-04-23 Thursday
April 23, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAs Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina plan to reopen, testing is critical for the path ahead, says infectious disease expert Dr. Syra Madad; A new project in Massachusetts seeks to stop the spread of COVID-19 with contact tracing.
Democracy Now! 2020-04-22 Wednesday
April 22, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteOn Earth Day's 50th anniversary, we talk to 350.org founder Bill McKibben; South African activist Kumi Naidoo, formerly of Amnesty International and Greenpeace; & youth climate activist Angela Valenzuela, former coordinator with Fridays for Future Chile.
Democracy Now! 2020-04-21 Tuesday
April 21, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteWe look at who gets bailed out in the new coronavirus relief package; Undocumented people in New Jersey and New York City support each other with mutual aid; Hunger strikers in ICE's Otay Mesa Detention Center call for their release.
Democracy Now! 2020-04-20 Monday
April 20, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAn African-American doctor demands accountability after he is handcuffed outside his home while preparing to help protect homeless people from COVID-19; Gig economy workers for companies like Instacart organize for safer conditions as frontline workers.
Democracy Now! 2020-04-17 Friday
April 17, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteWe speak with world-renowned political dissident and author Noam Chomsky about cuts to the WHO and authoritarian and progressive responses to the pandemic; A new policy at NYC public hospitals requires doctor's notes for medical workers to call in sick.
Democracy Now! 2020-04-16 Thursday
April 16, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteTrump tries to deflect attention from his handling of the pandemic by fueling a theory the coronavirus came from a lab in China. A zoologist calls the idea "pure baloney." Writer and activist Arundhati Roy in India says the "pandemic is a portal."
Democracy Now! 2020-04-15 Wednesday
April 15, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteThe coronavirus could push more than 600 million more people into poverty; Navajo Nation reports nearly 30 deaths due to COVID-19; An African-American doctor is handcuffed while preparing to help protect homeless people from the virus's spread in Miami.
Black Doctor Handcuffed by Miami Cop as He Wore a Mask Is Critical of Florida's Pandemic Response
April 15, 2020 12:00In our extended interview with Dr. Armen Henderson, he describes how he was handcuffed as he was wearing a mask and preparing to test homeless people for COVID-19, and why this work is key to Florida’s pandemic response.
Who Delivers Food in the Pandemic? Gig Workers from Instacart to Uber Demand Safety & Hazard Pay
April 14, 2020 12:00As demand for groceries soars from millions of Americans staying home, we speak with a member of the Gig Workers Collective who organized an Instacart strike to demand appropriate safety measures and hazard pay.
Democracy Now! 2020-04-14 Tuesday
April 14, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAs the coronavirus sweeps across the U.S., we look at the country's food supply chain and the millions of farmworkers and meat packers still going to work every day, often in crowded conditions without personal protective equipment, for poverty wages.
Democracy Now! 2020-04-13 Monday
April 13, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAs the U.S. COVID-19 death toll passes 22,000, The New York Times shows how Trump's failures worsened the outbreak; a study looks at whether hydroxychloroquine could help prevent the virus' spread; water shutoffs continue in the virus hot spot of Detroit.
Democracy Now! 2020-04-10 Friday
April 10, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteWorld-renowned political dissident, linguist and author Noam Chomsky joins us for the hour to discuss the 2020 election, Trump's response to the coronavirus, the necessity of bold action to combat the climate crisis, and what gives him hope.
COVID-19 Sacrifice Zones: Coronavirus Devastates Black Communities Historically Denied Healthcare
April 09, 2020 12:00In Part 2 of our interview, family physician and epidemiologist Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones explains why the coronavirus is taking a devastating toll on black Americans.
Democracy Now! 2020-04-09 Thursday
April 09, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteNaomi Klein on Bernie Sanders's historic 2020 campaign and what's next for the movement after Sanders drops out of the race; How the coronavirus is disproportionately impacting African-American communities in the U.S.
Democracy Now! 2020-04-08 Wednesday
April 08, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteWisconsin voters stand in hours-long lines to vote in person after Republicans refused to delay elections; African Americans account for 70% of Louisiana's COVID-19 deaths; The coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on Ecuador's medical resources.
Democracy Now! 2020-04-07 Tuesday
April 07, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAmazon workers in Staten Island walk off the job as dozens of warehouses around the U.S. report COVID-19 cases; We discuss the impact of the pandemic on residents of Queens and the Bronx, among the hardest-hit areas, with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
"You're Making a Bad Decision": NYC Bishop's Message to Religious Leaders Still Holding Services
April 06, 2020 12:00Bishop Clifton Daniel, the dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, has a message for religious leaders who refuse to follow social distancing guidelines as they prepare to celebrate Holy Week, Passover and Ramadan in the age of coronavirus.
Democracy Now! 2020-04-06 Monday
April 06, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteNew York City nurses continue to protest and demand protective gear as hospitals overflow; Calls grow to release incarcerated people amid the pandemic; An NYC cathedral plans to open its doors to patients to make more space in the city's hospitals.
Honduran Mother Celebrates Freedom After 554 Days in Sanctuary at Philadelphia Church
April 06, 2020 12:00After 554 days living in sanctuary at a Philadelphia church, Honduran mother Suyapa Reyes finally received her freedom last month after federal immigration officials granted her a stay of her deportation order. We speak with Suyapa Reyes and Blanca Pacheco, co-director of the New Sanctuary Movement Philadelphia.
April 6 Coronavirus Global News Roundup
April 06, 2020 12:00Monday, April 7, 2020 — A Coronavirus pandemic news roundup, from the surge in cases in the United States and emerging data showing major racial disparities in coronavirus death rates across the country, to Japan, Philippines, Bangladesh, Somalia, Libya, and more.
Democracy Now! 2020-04-03 Friday
April 03, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteWe speak with an ICU nurse in New York protesting for more COVID-19 protective gear; The pandemic surges in the Philippines and Indonesia; How Taiwan is containing coronavirus; The Congressional Hispanic Caucus demands the release of ICE detainees.
Democracy Now! 2020-04-02 Thursday
April 02, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteWith millions losing their jobs, President Trump's coronavirus response has been to support drug manufacturers and suspend environmental rules; How the coronavirus is impacting India and the Global South.
Democracy Now! 2020-04-01 Wednesday
April 01, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteDelivery drivers at UPS demand safe working conditions to avoid illness amid a massive increase in online orders; How pregnant people are coping with uncertain conditions during the pandemic; Calls grow to cancel rent during the coronavirus outbreak.
April 1 Coronavirus Global News Roundup
April 01, 2020 12:00Wednesday, April 1, 2020 — A Coronavirus pandemic news roundup from the surge in cases in the United States to Italy and Spain, to Guam, Indonesia and Uganda.
Supreme Court Crushes Media Diversity in Ruling on Lawsuit Accusing Comcast of Racial Discrimination
March 31, 2020 12:00The Supreme Court has postponed oral arguments, but handed down five opinions on last Monday, including a decision considered a blow for the civil rights community: the case of Comcast v. National Association of African American-Owned Media.
March 31 - Global Coronavirus News Roundup
March 31, 2020 12:00Tuesday, March 31, 2020 — A Coronavirus pandemic news roundup from the surge in cases in the United States to India and Spain, to Italy, Afghanistan and Central America.
Democracy Now! 2020-03-31 Tuesday
March 31, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteMichigan becomes a growing hot spot for coronavirus and struggles to prepare for a surge in COVID-19 cases; We speak with Tara Reade about her allegations that Joe Biden assaulted her when he was a senator and she was his staff assistant in 1993.
Democracy Now! 2020-03-30 Monday
March 30, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteThe coronavirus is described as the public health failure of the century; In New York, tens of thousands of unhoused people are left with no way to safely shelter in place; A group of unhoused mothers, families and elders reclaim vacant Los Angeles homes.
Global Coronavirus News Roundup
March 30, 2020 12:00March 30, 2020 — A Coronavirus pandemic news roundup from the United States to Spain and Italy, to Nigeria, Russia and the Philippines.
Democracy Now! 2020-03-27 Friday
March 27, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 27 MBCongressmember Ilhan Omar and author Matt Stoller join us as Congress votes on a $2 trillion emergency relief package to address the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus; We look at domestic violence during the pandemic.
Democracy Now! 2020-03-26 Thursday
March 26, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteWe get an update from a New York City emergency room doctor; Bernie Sanders successfully strengthens assistance to laid-off workers in the $2.2 trillion emergency relief package; India orders 1.3 billion people to shelter in place.
Democracy Now! 2020-03-25 Wednesday
March 25, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteNew York City has 60% of all new COVID-19 cases in the U.S.; Spain is becoming the COVID-19 epicenter of Europe; Puerto Rico announces $787 million financial package; Sen. Richard Burr received privileged briefings about economic threat of coronavirus.
Democracy Now! 2020-03-24 Tuesday
March 24, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteSenate Democrats stop Republicans from advancing a coronavirus stimulus package many are calling a corporate bailout; Brigades of Cuban doctors combat the spread of COVID-19 internationally; COVID-19 has begun to spread in the U.S. prison system.
Democracy Now! 2020-03-23 Monday
March 23, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteCOVID-19 could spread like wildfire among the 37,000 people held in immigrant detention centers that contract with ICE; The U.S. continues to have a desperate lack of tests and protective gear for frontline medical workers.
Democracy Now! 2020-01-07 Tuesday
January 07, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteNew details emerge about how Cambridge Analytica manipulated voters worldwide, from the 2016 election in the U.S. to the Brexit campaign; We look at Oscar-shortlisted documentary "The Great Hack" and speak with a Cambridge Analytica whistleblower.
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Qassem Soleimani Worked with U.S. in Fight Against Taliban & ISIS
January 06, 2020 13:00Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, who served as Secretary of State Colin Powell’s chief of staff from 2002 to 2005, discusses the U.S. assassination of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, who once worked with the United States to fight the Taliban and ISIS.
Democracy Now! 2020-01-06 Monday
January 06, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteThe fallout continues from the U.S. assassination of Iran's top military commander Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad last week.
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Qassem Soleimani Worked With U.S. In Fight Against Taliban & ISIS
January 06, 2020 13:00Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, who served as Secretary of State Colin Powell’s chief of staff from 2002 to 2005, discusses the U.S. assassination of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani who once worked with the United States to fight the Taliban and ISIS.
Democracy Now! 2020-01-03 Friday
January 03, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteIran vows revenge after the U.S. kills Iranian commander Major General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad, a major escalation of the conflict between Iran and the U.S.; In Australia, at least 18 people have died in massive wildfires.
Democracy Now! 2020-01-02 Thursday
January 02, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteIran-backed militia members break into Baghdad's U.S. Embassy as thousands protest recent U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria; Thousands in Syria flee a Russia-backed government offensive in Idlib; Protests continue in India against a new citizenship law.
Democracy Now! 2020-01-01 Wednesday
January 01, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 Byte2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed women the right to vote, and we begin the new decade with a New Year's Day special about one of the most influential women in U.S. politics: first lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
Democracy Now! 2019-12-31 Tuesday
December 31, 2019 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteA man accused of stabbing five Jewish worshipers at a New York Hanukkah celebration is charged with hate crimes, as a report counts more mass killings in 2019 than any year dating back to at least the 1970s; A conversation with media legend Pat Mitchell.
Democracy Now! 2019-12-30 Monday
December 30, 2019 13:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteAfter President Trump tweeted about Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Michael Moore's appearance on Democracy Now! last week, we air Part 2 of our interview, in which Moore shares his predictions for the 2020 presidential election and beyond.